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Black truffle
A recent truffle hunt resulted in some prize finds.
I learned that here in Australia we have around 300 native truffle species, but this is Tuber melanosporum, the black Périgord truffle, native to southern Europe.
Black truffles are associated with oaks, hazelnut, cherry and other deciduous trees and are harvested in late autumn and winter.
The round, subterranean fruiting bodies (ascocarps) have a black-brown skin with small pyramidal cusps. They have a strong, aromatic smell and normally reach a size of up to 10 cm.
"Tuber melanosporum", called the black truffle, Périgord truffle or French black truffle, is a species of truffle native to Southern Europe. It is one of the most expensive edible fungi in the world. In 2013, the truffle cost between 1,000 and 2,000 euros per kilogram.
